Le Havre Cruise Port is often seen as a boring industrial port and many cruisers take a day-trip to Honfleur, Caen, Rouen or the Normandy D-Day landing beaches instead.
And most importantly, Le Havre is 3 hours from Paris! Here are your options to get to Le Havre city centre:. Le Havre Cruise Port is a fairly open cruise port. The walk is on flat ground β no hills! Public bus 18 runs from the Industrial Port area to Le Havre train station. As you can imagine, given Le Havre is not the most popular cruise port, this route is for workers in the port area heading to work, or going to the Le Havre train station to connect to local buses and trams. All cruise lines will have a free or paid shuttle to Le Havre city centre.
The shuttle drop off point is usually near Le Volcan β a concert and entertainment venue, so named because it does look like a volcano. Before we start, let me continue with a bit of historical context. The architect Auguste Perret, a pioneer in reinforced concrete construction, led planning and reconstruction using concrete as a creative medium. A block away from St. But this is a good place to walk around and pick up some ready-to-eat goodies for lunch. Note that some stalls mostly those which sell fresh produce typically close at lunch time during weekdays.
But the bakery, deli and other stalls selling ready made food will be open during lunch. Designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, the building is shaped like two volcanic cones. If you need free WiFi, or just a quiet indoor space to sit, then the public library closed Mondays is a good place to go! Because the apartment is in a working apartment building with people living in it!
So manage your expectations accordingly! Claude Monet was born in Le Havre and its port, beaches and surrounding landscapes served as inspiration for early Impressionist artists. Over the years, the museum built its Impressionist collection with large number of donations. The sculpture is made up of brightly coloured shipping containers stacked to form two intersecting arches, with 21 containers and 15 containers respectively. The sculpture uses the catenary principle for support, similar to the architectural techniques of Antoni Gaudi.
